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Star Trek BOARD Home   Star Trek 11 Forum NEW POST REPLY Who's Here? None in this thread. 56 users total online. Moderators: Rostron2, Darth Malevolance. J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Exceeds Estimate Brodie Baggins807 Member Lawrence,KS POSTS: 10451 MEMBER SINCE: 2006-01-13 READ MY PROFILE ADD TO FRIENDS VOTE FOR ME E-MAIL ME POSTED Tuesday, May 12, 2009 07:17:41 AM http://www.comingsoon.net /news/startreknews.php?id =55391 Paramount Pictures has announced that Star Trek has exceeded the box office estimates. Here is the studio's official press release: The opening weekend tally for J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" was substantially higher than initial estimates. The Paramount Pictures release grossed $79.2 million over the three day period in 3,849 locations, almost $3 million higher than initial estimates thanks to strong attendance on Mother's Day. Initially, the well-reviewed adventure was expected to bring in $18.3 million on Sunday, but ended up grossing $21 million. Better than expected family attendance was credited with the upsurge. "The spike over our initial estimates on Mother's Day demonstrates that the combination of strong reviews and solid word-of-mouth contributed to better than anticipated attendance by families yesterday, confirming our belief that 'Star Trek' has a broad, multi-generational appeal," said Rob Moore, Vice-Chairman of Paramount Pictures. IMAX Corporation also says that the film shattered numerous records for IMAX theaters: IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures today announced that Star Trek: The IMAX Experience, directed by J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible III", "Lost" and "Alias"), shattered virtually every opening weekend IMAX box office record, posting $8.5 million from 138 IMAX. theatres domestically. The limited IMAX run registered a per screen average of approximately $62,000 for the weekend, marking the highest grossing Friday, Saturday and Sunday ever for an IMAX opening. IMAX's domestic opening contributed 11% of the hit film's overall domestic box office gross of $79.2 million on less than 2% of the screens. The IMAX release also broke records internationally, generating more than $1.1 million from 25 IMAX screens, for a per screen average of $44,000, bringing the worldwide IMAX box office to $9.6 million. Star Trek has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. with proprietary IMAX DMR. (Digital Re-mastering) technology. "We couldn't be happier with the overall performance of the film and we're particularly pleased with the incredibly strong performance of the expanding IMAX network. The enhanced image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience is clearly resonating with moviegoers," said Rob Moore, Vice Chairman, Paramount Pictures. "Star Trek blew away virtually all of our opening weekend box office records," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "These strong results further validate our digital rollout and joint revenue sharing model with exhibitors and customers. The only factor limiting our box office performance this weekend was that our theatres were essentially at capacity, even with our expanding network. We anticipate continued strong performance through next weekend as the film is only scheduled to play in wide release in IMAX theatres for ten more days." "This weekend demonstrates that, regardless of whether a film is in 2D or 3D, the power of The IMAX Experience continues to drive audiences at record levels to IMAX theatres worldwide," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Paramount Pictures really understands the power of bringing two great brands together, especially with a visionary director like J.J. Abrams, who had the foresight to recognize that IMAX and Star Trek are a perfect match. He has created an amazing film that perfectly aligns The IMAX Experience with Star Trek fans in addition to a much wider audience that reaches beyond devoted Trekkies." http://etext.virginia.edu /kjv.browse.html ----------- http://www.youtube.com/pr ofile?user=Its1Just3Me&vi ew=playlists Edit  Reply w/quote marvelfan Member n/a POSTS: 608 MEMBER SINCE: 2005-11-26 READ MY PROFILE ADD TO FRIENDS VOTE FOR ME E-MAIL ME REPLIED Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:42:58 AM I hope it gets all the credit it deserves, its its own movie and a revamp with a modern direction and am glad people like it and hope they make sequals. Edit Reply w/Quote Sith Hunter Member Prince George,bc POSTS: 840 MEMBER SINCE: 2006-08-25 READ MY PROFILE ADD TO FRIENDS VOTE FOR ME E-MAIL ME REPLIED Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:40:34 AM There's 2 things about this article that I like to hear. 1) The movie is doing really well; which means that Trek fans will more than likely have a lot more to look forward to. Over the last decade or so, a lot of fans had given up on the series somewhat so SW fans couldn't even goad them into arguements to alieviate boredom lol. 2) IMAX numbers being shattered means more movies are likely to get the IMAX treatment and as a result of that, more IMAX screens turning up over time is a possibility. I find your lack of faith disturbing. Your momma's so fat that Ben Kenobi said, "That's no moon, that's yo momma!" - Emperor Palpatine (Robot Chicken) PS3 Trophies Edit Reply w/Quote NEW POST REPLY

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